Deciding Where to go: Policies, People and Perceptions Shaping Destination Preferences There is considerable interest among European politicians and policymakers in the factors influencing the destination preferences of refugees and other migrants. Drawing on in-depth qualitative inter....

This paper with @j-hagen-zanker.bsky.social questions the extent to which deterrence policies have their intended or assumed effects. Preferred destinations are rarely identified solely, or even primarily, on the basis of migration policies

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Happy to announce the 1st ever @isanet.bsky.social conference in South Asia in August 2026. Hosted in Colombo, Sri Lanka, we welcome proposals from scholars based in and/or studying South Asian politics & international relations, but also broader global themes ofc www.isanet.org/Conferences/...

#BoardofPeace #BoofPea #Multilateralism #Peace #Jargon #internationalaffairs #MakeAcronymsGreatAgain #WhatWouldBeTheAcronymOfThePreviousHashtag?

This week, I'm afraid I must include a discussion on Trump's 'Board of Peace' in my class. At some point, I'll comment on the substance. For now: All processes need an appropriate acronym. To express the seriousness of the Board, we should only refer to it as 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗳𝗣𝗲𝗮 /𝑏𝑢ː𝑓 𝑝𝑖ː/ 😉
#BoardofPeace

Join us 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 at 12noon ET for this great hybrid panel on the Migration & Humanitatarian Dimensions of Venezuelan Displacement.

Register here: lnkd.in/e2NjW2Kh

As observers of multilateralism in action we should pay close attention to how fieldworkers address transnational challenges as they play out in everyday life at the frontlines of global governance 🌐
@nkortendiek.bsky.social's full think-piece here:
multilateralism.sipa.columbia.edu/news/migrati...

Based on her book 𝐺𝑙𝑜𝑏𝑎𝑙 𝐺𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑛𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑜𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐺𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑. 𝑂𝑟𝑔𝑎𝑛𝑖𝑧𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑀𝑖𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐴𝑠𝑦𝑙𝑢𝑚 𝑎𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐵𝑜𝑟𝑑𝑒𝑟 (Oxford UP, 2024) @nkortendiek.bsky.social stresses: while intern'l actors lack comprehensive official competence, they still shape global migration & asylum politics–through their practice in the field

🚨𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐦 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧🚨
In 𝗠𝗶𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝘀𝘆𝗹𝘂𝗺: 𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗢𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀 @nkortendiek.bsky.social @eui-schuman.bsky.social &Goethe U shows how field staff of UN & regional agencies & NGOs address migration & displacement on the ground
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South Asia scholars in IR 👇

The US just withdrew it's support, funding & participation from 66 IOs, incl 31 UN organizations, treaties & processes, incl. UN Women, UNFPA, UNFCCC, UN-DESA, UNU, UNITAR, UN-Habitat, Peacebuilidng Commission... In this 90 sec video I explain some of it.
bsky.app/profile/colu...

Check out @sanders.senate.gov's report on Trump's attacks on colleges, #highered & #academicfreedom #thanksbernie!
www.sanders.senate.gov/wp-content/u...

CfP: first ACMRL Conference on Migration & Refugee Law, to be held at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam on 18-19 June 2026.
Information: vu.nl/en/news/2025...
@enmisa.bsky.social @mpc-eui.bsky.social @asn-org.bsky.social @darshanvv.bsky.social

The US just withdrew it's support, funding & participation from 66 IOs, incl 31 UN organizations, treaties & processes, incl. UN Women, UNFPA, UNFCCC, UN-DESA, UNU, UNITAR, UN-Habitat, Peacebuilidng Commission... In this 90 sec video I explain some of it.
bsky.app/profile/colu...

Here is a short threat on it beyond the video: bsky.app/profile/dani...

The US just withdrew it's support, funding & participation from 66 IOs, incl 31 UN organizations, treaties & processes, incl. UN Women, UNFPA, UNFCCC, UN-DESA, UNITAR, UN-Habitat, Peacebuilidng Commission...
In this 90 sec video @columbiasipa.bsky.social I explain some of it
bsky.app/profile/colu...

The US just withdrew it's support, funding & participation from 66 IOs, incl 31 UN organizations, treaties & processes, incl. UN Women, UNFPA, UNFCCC, UN-DESA, UNU, UNITAR, UN-Habitat, Peacebuilidng Commission... In this 90 sec video I explain some of it.
bsky.app/profile/colu...

The US has withdrawn from a number of UN organizations this past year. Professor @danielnaujoks.bsky.social believes that could have grave impacts on the US's soft power.

Here is a short threat on it beyond the video: bsky.app/profile/dani...

Yesterday, the US declared its withdrawal from 66 UN "organizations, conventions & treaties" that "are contrary to the interests of the United States." The US will thus cease participation in or funding to those entities to the extent permitted by law. This includes:
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⛔ 𝐔𝐍-𝐇𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭: 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 & 𝘶𝘳𝘣𝘢𝘯 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵? 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵'𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳. 𝘜𝘚 𝘢𝘥𝘮𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘭𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘜𝘚 (𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘳 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘳𝘪𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮)

⛔ The US won't participate in the 𝐆𝐅𝐌𝐃: 𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘥𝘮𝘪𝘯 𝘸𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘶𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯

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⛔ 𝐔𝐍𝐔, 𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐓𝐀𝐑: 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩 & 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘰 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥. 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘥𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘯 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘰𝘬𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘧𝘧, 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦, 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴, 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘭𝘢𝘸. 𝘔𝘢𝘺𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢 𝘪𝘴!

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⛔ 𝐔𝐍𝐓𝐀𝐃, 𝐈𝐓𝐂: 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘜𝘚 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘧𝘪𝘨𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘭𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺, 𝘴𝘰 𝘸𝘩𝘺 𝘯𝘰𝘵 #𝘔𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘛𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘧𝘴𝘎𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘈𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯

⛔ 𝐔𝐍-𝐀𝐎𝐂: 𝘍𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵, 𝘪𝘵 𝘴𝘢𝘺𝘴 "𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦", 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 "𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘩 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘻𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴." 𝘞𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘵. 𝘓𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘭𝘺, 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘸𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯 𝘈𝘖𝘊 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘦!

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⛔ 𝐏𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 & 𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐝: 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘛𝘳𝘶𝘮𝘱 𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘰𝘣𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘦

⛔ 𝐈𝐋𝐂: 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘭𝘢𝘸 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘫𝘶𝘹𝘵𝘢𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘜𝘚' 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴, 𝘐 𝘨𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 #PIL 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵 𝘜𝘚 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵 *𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘭𝘮*

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⛔ 𝐔𝐍𝐅𝐂𝐂𝐂, 𝐈𝐏𝐂𝐂: 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘢𝘹!
⛔ 𝐔𝐍 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧, 𝐔𝐍𝐅𝐏𝐀: 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳-𝘸𝘰𝘬𝘦 𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘻𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴
⛔ All 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬
⛔ 𝐔𝐍-𝐃𝐄𝐒𝐀: 𝘪𝘵'𝘴 𝘰𝘥𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘢 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤 𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘜𝘕 𝘚𝘦𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘥𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬
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Yesterday, the US declared its withdrawal from 66 UN "organizations, conventions & treaties" that "are contrary to the interests of the United States." The US will thus cease participation in or funding to those entities to the extent permitted by law. This includes:
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We are excited to give a special shout out to BTG member Katie Whipkey, the lead author for the recently published report, 2025 Defining Feminist Foreign Policy. Read it here: lnkd.in/d3J6kwbr

Katie also participated in an interview with Modern Diplomacy about the report: lnkd.in/efnFzBta

A General Air of Anxiety The Red Scare targeted my father. He taught me the meaning of resistance.

The parallels between the Red Scare of the 1950s and today’s assault on higher ed remind us of the need to join communities of resistance.

Read Joan Wallach Scott (former chair of AAUP’s Committee on Academic Freedom and Tenure) on the stakes of defending higher ed as a public good.

🚨𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐦 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧🚨
Today, 50M people live in modern slavery, incl. 27M in forced labor. In 𝐌𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐄𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐋𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫, 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐒𝐥𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐇𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠, Jill Huinder shows how @undp.org's Finance Against Slavery & Trafficking (FAST) Initiative addresses it
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Happy Kwanzaa to all who are celebrating! I guess we can all do with some umoja (unity) these days!

FAST brings govts, markets & affected communities together towards a common understanding of social impacts of market-based economy & financial risks posed by unchecked labor exploitation. Involving market players drives inclusive, resilient economies capable of preventing exploitation at its roots